barrett: 162 months old

 

What a fun October!  Barrett dressed up as Dipper from Gravity Falls for Halloween (Britton was dressing up as Mabel and wanted to do a sibling costume pair, since it's her "last Halloween at home" - she put on the guilt trip!).  We had Barrett's friends over for pizza before they headed out for trick or treating, the first time going out without parental supervision.  They had a blast and managed to get so much candy - we're still eating it!

Barrett had his last junior high football game too!  He had a great season, playing offensive left tackle and defensive nose guard.  

His last football practice!  No more early mornings for him and Walker - they were usually being dropped off for practice at 6:00 am, so those lacks of smiles were exhaustion.  He now wakes up for school at 7:40 am.

Likes:  drawing, home ec

Dislike: homework, tomatoes (he said cooked tomatoes are fine, and ketchup is awesome, but no raw tomatoes)

207 months old

Britton had a great October and now into November, the schedule is getting packed!  Not just because we're heading into the halfway point of her senior year (not me over here crying, looking at baby photos), but because activities are piling up on the calendar.  For Halloween, Britton was Mabel from Gravity Falls, and talked Barrett into being Dipper.  They pulled it off well!  And Britton made her sweatshirt too!

We attended our final NCL Mother Daughter Tea, and I gave Britton the tea pot, sugar bowl, and creamer to complete her Lenox Butterfly Meadows tea set.  It's an NCL tradition, and is supposed to set her up to host get togethers in college - ha!  I'm sure she would rather leave it at home!

Likes: finding stickers on Etsy

Dislikes: her grocery store AP Environmental Science project

barrett: 161 months old

 

Yep, I am super late on Barrett this month - I had two trips back to back and I've barely got my head screwed on correctly.  But we're knee deep into October now, and Barrett has had a great month so far!  He has his last junior high football game tomorrow night.  I will miss having everyone out of the house by 6:30 am every day, but Barrett is definitely looking forward to two extra hours of sleep in the mornings!  He also had his Monster Mash party at school and got to debut his Halloween costume - Dipper from Gravity Falls!

Likes:  Junior High Night at the high school football game - they got to run onto the field with the high school team!

Dislikes: waking up at 5:30 am

206 months old

October has started off fast and furious, with Homecoming festivities this week.  Britton dressed up for the themes each day, culminating on Thursday with her mum!  I did the traditional color of gold for her senior year, and added the Pusheen plushie with a graduation cap and diploma.  I also added her activities - softball, NHS, SNHS, and Academic Decathlon.  It was heavy but not nearly as big as some that her classmates were dragging around!

We tried to go to the homecoming football game, but a monsoon swept through and the game was delayed 4 hours - until 10:30 pm, and they didn't finish the game until 1:00 am.  No matter to us, we left at 7:30 pm, convinced that the game was going to be cancelled anyways.  The homecoming dance is tonight!

On to other non-homecoming news, Britton has been accepted to the University of Oklahoma and Texas State!  OU is her first choice, so she was very relieved to get that email.  It's so different these days - the hubs and I remember waiting at the mailbox to see if the college's response envelope would be thin (not accepted/waitlisted) or thick (accepted).  Now they get instant responses with email!

Likes:  her costume of Mabel Pines for Halloween - she made it herself!

Dislikes: coming up with new lunch ideas every week

barrett: 160 months old

                                           

We're firmly into the second month of school, and Barrett is hitting his groove!  He's gotten used to the early morning (5:20 am) wake up calls for football practice, and with the help of an amazing tutor, he's now feeling better about Algebra.  He had his "well baby" annual doctor visit, and his pediatrician said he's grown almost 5 inches this year alone, and by the growth charts will probably top out at 6'2"!  I hope so!  He's wearing a size 11 shoe now, and is taller than me.

Barrett plays his third football game of the season tomorrow!  His game last week got delayed for lightning, then ended up being cancelled.  So, he's itching to get to game time tomorrow.  

Likes:  football, hanging out with friends, playing video games, going plane spotting

Dislikes:  algebra

205 months old

                                          

We're squarely into Britton's senior year now!  So far she's had her last first day of high school, Senior Sunrise, and wore her senior jeans that she painted with Shopkins on them.  She also had her NCL Fashion Show, where she modeled clothes for "Game Day" (San Jose Sharks jersey), "Summer Chic" (gauze shirt with linen shorts), and "Formal" (a beautiful mulberry dress from a local dress store).  It feels like the checklist never shortens, as she will be filling out college applications this weekend!  Then Homecoming is right at the beginning of October, so she's already ordered her dress and is making plans.  

She's also been on the hunt for a tasty sparkling water, but all have disappointed her in some way.  So we bought her a SodaStream so she can make her own!  It'll also help use up the syrups from her birthday party.

Likes: getting new glasses this weekend; making her own school lunches

Dislikes: studying for tests

barrett: 159 months old

 

We're in the final stretches of summer, and soon to have an 8th grader on our hands!  While it's easier to get swept up in all the senior stuff his sister has going on, this year is a big one for Barrett too, as it's his last year of junior high.  He's decided on Art 3 (HS credit) and home ec as his electives, and is in all KAP classes.  He's also doing football again, so he's been at football camp all week, rising at 6:15 am every day.  He's playing nose guard this year, same as last year.

Likes: drawing airplanes, football

Dislikes: playing offensive line at football camp, school starting in less than one week